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2S TIIE GtiOKUI.t liUESOi: is PUBLISHED EVERY TI'HIIAI, Ely 45. <i<<i t5«St •*. E» iJitl!, ( Eli'oi * and Proprietors.) At rilKr.K l)OI)L \ US a year, if paid in advance, or rGu U DOLLAUS, if not paid until the erd of the year. \r>'. t.at isi.m::n i.s will bu conspicuously insert 'd and Oue Dollar per square, (15 lines cr L-s,'. the first, and It) cents tor each suo ft j ,;e;it insertion. ■ . , ■ ! . r-::!s Lanced iti for pilbli , li libatio'i. iv■ lib“ published if Lind i'll \' • r a*'s by Execu tors, V! eois: arms an 1 1 aa- li.-as. a-.- r.- .J !,v law I he 'vattseil la a public , ;■ , il.. s .!•- iu the day id sa/‘- f sale of Personal property must in* ji v i r -.■•"* m like mi in r torty days. V • t' !)• '■!»:•■< :i';-l Cl. ’.'.a-s of ail estate ist lit: published torty days. Notice that application wall lie made to t'i" otit'l of Or lina-v for leave to seil Land aa INe iao.-, tutu ; '■ " lily lor four months. Ail Letters oil business must be ris r iu> to insure attention. jit! 1 , PRINTING. i ' 1 ’ - ■ ■ of the a a u ivOit. is * j ucutof : 1 -ve arc enabled to exetife ail kind ot Job i is,. in the neatest manner nr.d at the short r -O V >} •>- -»viMon will r be kept ) v»o«'V j\\t“.: ur.i^n®, I > fcnitmuous, Jjry do S'.ibp'rn:>~-, (’! jk’s Recognizance, S ifri Kaci-is, A » .r;r.;.:o ii. Si. I— \ r,!:t|ii, \r,A r i’ llrt'iM*. j - -i tflliiC sulxcr hers b ive ; /S W ft .;i 'at "! iosi !■. < lo fi > v M LRCH AN'l S, muter the n.| i" and . *v 1r of JOJi.V 2?, F*li TPS & /•». They Iriv.- purchased the commodious W vlt :.lIC C. aI 1 C l,< »S r. ST! )RR, ■■•il ■ 1 1 1ev w.ll I Ti.e 1 T. ' >.N or r,< n i ’)S in suit e, amt advance only upon cot t a 11 j their nossession and •( dev then con ; .. Their cli.ii ges vid be ’S custonmry. i'li* business w ill be mud cell’d by John 0. Pitts. We solicit the patrou.ig;* of the 11 ■ •, and are prepared to give Columbus ; .hr f’ ;.: a. JN. 5. 1). PIT i'S, M. J. LM KKXCL. !"-• ••.rc, X'.v, l!) 38 if j. n. iS'par r7~ r jHWAH JiAiu k-.-U uJ-fliVilSSiGri MERCHANT, Wl. .Sosejjtk, fi’Sa. T : vy ;•». 1639. _ DRY GOODS. r sTIF. having recently rcpleti 1. ! it's iUn If. ‘"ivr.'- his CH<:<*in < i<n,i il.( i uiilic generally. to .a . .... i ex i.ifi’itr lor tlicins-.'ivcs. His goods are new a. ■ i »•. I! sidi uul he is oiferiug them on as good terms as any it) the market, llis Stuck const -; in • -• r. 1 ' foliouj; g: Wool ns, Snttint its, A variety of Broad Cloths, ('irenssians. Merinos, Bombazines and Bomba/,rttes. Bed and Wliitc Fiaunel, A gnml assortment of ggrttity tWffrff C*:if&*Ug 9 A urge supply ot IJ< >0 I Sand biJUK-'b, (iKVTKtIKS'S INI) LViHI" SADDLES, 8-IDLES AND MABT. . ALS. Ctockcrij, Ilardican art" ('nt/cnj, With a variety of otln r ti.fi.; 'itital..'* to la ■ vn.son, wnie.i ito t v.re in- offering to his customers and the pub lic, at his uevv store on the .North side Cen tre street. Jan Vi 40 THO : GARDNER. NEW' STORE r SUIE undersigned having associated ■ them selves under the name unit style ot It trvev .V, ( last am. otter lor sale anew and wit selected •■'tuck ol Goods. Wares, a . 1 n hau it/.e. fro a Charleston, viz. Broad Cloth, Sattinetts, F.mernctls, Merino, Silk Lustring and Mattronns. French .Muslin, do Ginghams, do Prints, Scotch Ginghams, Anew assorted Stock of English and A nv*rican Prints, Furniture Prints, B nine's, H its. Shoes, of all kinds. Brid es, Saddles an I Matting,ties. B sides a variety ot oth er articles too tedious to mention. \\ hich w i'l be sold low for cash or undoubted cre ditors. The public are requested to cull and ex amine for themselves. JOHN P. HARVEY. MORGAN CHASTAIN. March 25, 19 -.9 60 r r»HE SUBSCRIBERS have just re ceivaJ a select lot of GROCERIES, v'hicli they offer oa reasonable terms for Cash. ROOD* TALMAS. Dec 15 37 ts f 1 1 il< >M AS GARDNER has just rcceiv- A ed a good supply of Wliite Lead, Linseed Oil, Lamp Oil, Svperm Cand’as, And Soajj, W hich he oilers to his triemls aud tin public cheap, for Cash. Jail 12 4*» CXIUNET KUUNI PURE O i EOKGL tl. iV U'.VI. j. U ILLLR.s vJ respectfully infurtii tin- rili/aus ot i'iorcnce <nd til*' suiron.i iin_ t ouutrv,'ll it they liave [ici anni'nily locale;! theiiisc;ve> in Eli.rc'ji e. a. and me prepared, to execute in til" most neat and workman.ike slyie, >ide- Boards. Uure ms. Tables. Clinn.s, W ork a 1 V. a 1 V- nils, and Furniture of every in tinn il- • ! iii tills section ot tile conn try. They ilit’er thenise.ves. from ttieir in - •••. [i.-. lea j •*, that they will be aide to .iva- ceiiur;il satisfaction to tlx sc who may favor tin m w in their patronage. \ pril 0 52 S9OO KLXI IRI>. J y « VN AU A V from .he subscriber, ■* l k -i A on t ie 21st of M ircli, nil. sme- Ai yro Rrmtianicil M'J'EPHKN a car " peuter. bv trade:- -said nemo is a bout fve feet 10 inches liipli, ami is abou’ forty yars of age, dark connplei-ted, speaks vciy quick when spoken to. and has a large sea-rover his Ic't eye, aud another on his left shin occasioned by lie kick of a liorse. lie has a sin ill white speck on Ids right eye and is a very intelligent negro, he has. no doubt procured free papers from sonic white person. 1 purchased him from Mr. David Price, of Stewart county iu the fall of IHH7. and be his no doubt gone back to Stewart county, where he says he lias a wife and children When he runaway he had on a new beaver hat, a pair of old boots, r. red flannel shut and sattinet pantaloons, and lie also, took with him a bag containing many other diff rent kinds of clothing. Any per son who will apprehend and deliver said ne gro tome in Hamburg S. C. or lodge him m some safe jail so that 1 can get him again, shall have the above reward. T. (}. SALDAVI A. Hamburg S. C. March 24 1F39, 52 Ul iDNI NC. " 1 4 H E season having tom /ftf"..." ■- tneneed on the first ii r - 1 pe of March, this horse will •s J£= stand at Lumpkin and Fk-r --etice, each, alternately, three days at n 'ini. 1 Persons may know where he mav be iou'. l, ' v counting 'be daw which he re mains at each place. 11" was in Florence on ' e 4th md oth • in I utnpkin fit It. 7tl> m l ar:d from thence by my house and Win Porter'sonlllsr‘'tum to Florence, ev cry week regu'arlv. thereafter. \nv solvent gentlemen who will make •ip - iv,.; anv of 12 marcs, shall receive the 12th Pi season gratis. T. W. PE-VRCE March 12 ALABAMA LANI® FOR SALE. V half » 14 no I . S. half 4 14 30 N. half fi 1-1 30 N. half 7 14 SO S. half 7 14 SO S. half 6 14 30 S. half 11 14 29 S. half 20 1H 28 S. half 34 19 28 N. half So 19 29 IS. hr.lt 3fi 19 29 W. half 29 10 2(5 N. halt 0 16 SO K. half 21 22 2(5 E. half 22 13 28 N. half 33 20 2(5 S. half 32 19 28 W. half 2(5 15 2 4 S. half 29 Id 25 E. half 2 18 25 Anv of the above [.anils will be sold on terms to suit purchasers, by application to John TANARUS). Pitts. Esq. Florence, Ga. or to the subscriber, at Macon. July 2i» 19 J. COWLES. 66 g \NE day afier date 1 promise to pay Jernigan, Laurence fc Cos. or bear er, Thirty Dollars, value received. Interest Ist January last. Fcb’ry 24.1838. [.Signed A 9 t’KA I LIN.” “Otic day after date 1 promise to pay Jer nigan, Laurence A Go or bearer twelve 19 00 Dollars value t-cciv Interest from Ist Jam rr ast e . t, 183 P. (Signed] A. SPR \DLIN.' GEORGIA. ( I’crsoral'y came Shc'.vavi ( 'entity. y bc-ore tec, i rank tin ('owac.a J . [ in ar-i to tin cucty ami Stale ati.r said. Chaib s H. M i ren, w bo made oath that ill' 1 original note . ol which tlm above are true copies, were placed in llis hands lor collection !>v lernigan. Eaniei ci A' C' .and that said notes have b. cn lost or mislaid. Sworn to and .subscribed before me, this 20' It April. 195<). CHARLES n WARREN. Franklin Owm, j r. 2 < FLOK EKvT, AC A DEMY. r ■Ui E exercises (,t the Si.le Depaitnicnt I ol til Fbirc ce Academy, will com mence on Monday text. 7th itist. under the superintendence ol Mr. Georgf. J. Mc ( i.kskk.y, who cmnes well recon mended as an instruder of youth. The billowing will be the rates ot tuition, por quarter: Orthography, Reading and Writing $4 00 do do do with Arithmetic, 500 English i ■ raminnr and Geography, (i 00 Higher English Branches, 8 00 Languages, 10 00 Tiie Female Department will commence on the same day, under the direction of Miss Margaret Harvey. Os Miss Har vey's qualifications the Trustees deem it gn accessary to speak, as »hey are too well known to require any recommendation from them. Th-terms of tuition, will be the same ns state above, and for Drawing and Painting. 12 00 Needlework an extra charge of 3 00 Board ea.i he had, for males and females, ! in the most respectable houses, at reasona ble ptiees. Jan. 5 39 BY TIIE TRUSTEES. nsiauli Btfdf, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, s» am, Lsol; at This*. Florence. Ou- April 25, 1839. 5 F AV LvG noticed apiece in the Georgia JLJ- Mirror ;i tew days since, highly derog atory to my character, I now take this me thod to >ii.»w mu ( lightened coiiunumty that .Mr. Justice mis published tilings liccau- i not pr vc. J. A. ii. HENNING. Slateiii.-i.t of a Koitlemeai made this and iv, bciwt cn John \. i. Henning an 1 il \Y. Braci wcil. (1 mudiai. ul Ju.m bird, a free man ot color. April >”2, led). J. A. ii. lit;.<ninb, Dr. '• o ions Biro, For money advance : n the purchase ol a confectiouarv slock, §3O 00 To SH) 00 paid out of the firm in ex change ot horses, 40 00 ; 1 o §25 00, tiie worth of said horse, 25 00 I he one halt ol note payable to Goudy il Kimberly, 92 00 The half of note payable to K. Jor dan 5(5 20 Trie sum of fifty ou uote due Colwell, 50 00 293 20 I hereby certify that die above and fore going is a true a id c ored settlement be tween Mr. J. \. U Henning and myself as : Guardian for John Bird. o( this place, (who is a tree man of color;) and that the sorrel mare which Mr. Henning carried away from this place in '9.17. is Ids own right and pro perfy ; that the above putties, Henning .md Bird were equally interested m the business they were e if aged ill at this place in 1837. Ilawkinsville. 22d * pril. 1839. B. \V. BRACK W ELL. Guardian for John Bird. Albany, li iker Cos. Ga. This is to certify that J A. G. Henning and John Bird, purchased from me, at Haw kinsville. in the summer of 183(5, a small stock of liquors and confection tries on joint account, which tlicv paid for. They coni in ued a company business until Mr. Henning left the place. Previous to selling the es ablishnient. Mr. Henning was employed by f ine to attend to the 1 usi css, which was, so far ns my knowledge extends, conducted cor ectly. ' NELSON TIFT. It was also dated, a lew months since, ihat I left inv native home for killing a hu man being. To the correctness of this charge 1 beg the public to read the follow ing certificate. J. A. G. H. A raster dam, Bouieloil eo. fa. Wo, the undersigned, do certify, to all it may concern, that John A. G. Henning lias been a respectable member of society, and was when he left Virginia; and as to killing any person in tins country, he is clear of it, or any charge w hatever, and came of as wor thy family and as respectable as any in this country, no connections are a respecta ble and worthy people. W hereunto, we set onr hands ami sea s. this 15th Sept. 183S. Levi L-scicr. Daniel R. Jones. Samuel Cooke. John IT. Pane. VIL Hudson. Jacob Alexander. M ('. Asbury. David Tayloi. M. L. Turner. Archer F. Pondextor. Dickerson. Ilorasia Tell. C. M: G. Hoitslry. 3 2t LAW NOTICE. tIJUE undersigned have associated them- JL selves in the PRACTICE OF LAW. under the firm of Bull & Mitchell, and will attend promptly to all business entrus ted to their ear>\ in the Courts of the lol lowing counties, viz. Stewart, Sumter, Muscogee, Lee, Ga. and Randolph, Barbour, Ala. J. L. Bull may be found at his office in Florence, and J. M. Mitchell, at his office in Lumpkin, Stewart co. Ga. JESSE L. BULL, |JA ME S M. MITCHELL. Feb 1. 47 8t JJ. A. 11. WACOM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, STA3KSVILLE. LEE COUNTY. GEORGIA. ILL attend the Courts of the CHAT -7 TAHOUCHEE CIRCUIT. \nv. •*.*» S.i Iv “WILLIAM R MAY, • jjioiiMj ;i1 I.aw, STARkSVILLE Lee county, Ga. will practice in all the counties of the Chat laltoi dice circuit. March 10 48 ly fiSr. - ns ?>.'Hardwick. 1.l all E IN, GA. (* AN. at nil times be found t»y those wish mg Ins services, at his office, or the house ol M. YlcCudar, E* r ,. when not prof essinr My engaged, J m ‘2(< 42 NOIICTET I FOE WARN at persons from tradinc B 'or a certain piiuni-nry note given on and v aflei dale, and made payable to T. N Statham or bearer, for twenty dollars, dated 12th inst. said note was fraudulently obtained, and 1 am determined not to pay the same, until compelled bv law. W. \V. EILANDS. 4 pril 15. 1839 1 3r' LOST Oii MISLAID. fS I WO promissory notes of hand, given n by Absalom Spradlin, to the subscri bers, one for tliiity dollars, the other tor | twelve doll a. s eighteen and thre • fourth cents, both dated February 24t 1838. and j i due one day after date, with interest from I the Ist January preceding. Ti e public are j | cautioned against trading for said notes, j and the maker thereof is (orwarned not to | pav them to any person hut ourselves, or I Charles H Warren, J. J*. JERMGAN, LAURENCE & Cos. April 15, 1K39 1 It cautionT~ \LL persons are hereby cautioned a gainst trading for a note given by my ! self to Isaac Gullinn and Lucinda Kurger | sou, Administrators on the estate of W. H | Furgerson, deceased, dated on the first I Tuesday in January, 1837, and due Ist of January, 1838, for ooe thousand dollars.— Said note having beeD paid in full, and sto len on the night of the 6th inst. Endorsed by G- G. Ford and H. T. Gooden. MORGAN CHASTAIN. ’ April 16 \ PROSPECTUS OF THE SCUTHEhN LITEKAKY MESSENGER. f|HHS is a mumUly Magazine, devoted -L cinetL to Lt tekatukk, but ucc.isiun aii_y lunim_ room oi.-o tor aiucles i t il wiltiiu tue scope ot StiE.xcz; and not pro e-slug ,uj enure disdain o tasteful select tun-, tnougti us matter has been, a> it will con tinue to oe, in the mam, original. Party Polities , and controversial 7iuol ogy, as lar as possible, arc jealously exclu ded. '1 hey are sometimes so blended with discussions in literature or iu moral sci ence, otherwise unobjectionable, as to gain admittance tor the sake of the more valu able mailer to inch Uiey adhere: bu' wnenever that happens they are incidental, only not primary. They are dross, tolera ted onlv Decause it cannot well be severed trom the steriirg ore wherewith it is incor porated. Reviews and Critical Notices, occu py then due space in the work : and it is tin Editor's ami that they should have a three fold tendency—to convey, in a coudensei. form, such valuable truths or interesting in cidents a are embodied iu tht works re viewed, —to direct the readers attention to books that deserve to be read—aud to wan him against wasting time and money upon tha large number, which merit only to be burned, in this age of publications that by their variety an multitude, distract anti o ve whelmn every undiscriniinating student, impartial criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is one of the most inesti mable and indispensable ol auxiliari \s to him who dots u:tsli to discriminate. Essays and Talks, having in view utility or amusement, or both; Historical sket ches —aim Kemimse.noes of events too miu ute for Ilistoiy yet elucidating it, and heigbtning its interest —may be regarded as forming th« staple of the work. And of indigenous Poetry, enough is publish ed—sometimes of no mean strain—to man ilest and to cultivate the growing poetical tame and talents of our country. The times appear, for several reasons, to demand such a work—and not one alone, but tnairyt The public mind is feverish and irritated still, from recent political strifes: The soft, assuasive influence of Lit erature is needed, to allay that fever, and soothe thst irritation. Vice and folly ure rioting abroad : —They should be driven by indignant rebuke, or laslied by ridicule, in to theii fitting haunts. Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion of our peo pie:—Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse the* enlightened, and to increase their number; so that the great enemy of popular government inay no longer brood, like a portentous cloud, over the destinies of our country. And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful agent can be employed, than a periodical on the plan of the Messenger; if that plan be but car ried out in practice? 'The South peculiarly requires such an agent. In all the Union, south of Washing ton, there are but two Literary periodicals! Northward of that city, there are probably at least twenty-five oi thirty! Is this con trast justified by the wealth, the leisure, the native talent, or the actual literary taste of the Southern people, compared with those of the Northern ? No: for in wealth, talents and taste, we may justly claim, at least, an equality with our brethren md a domestic institution exclusively onr own beyond a!! doubt, nifords us, if we choose, twice the leisure for reading and writing which they enjoy. It was from a deep sense of this local want tha i the word Southern was engrafted on this periodical: and not with any design to nourish loca prejudices, nr to advocate sup posed local into ests. Far from any such thought, it is the Editor’s fervent wish, to see tiie North and South bound endearing ly together, forever, in the silkei bands of mutual kindness and affection. Fat from meditating hostility to the north, he has al ready drawn, and he hopes hereafter to draw much of his choicest matter thence; and happy indeed will he deem himself, should his pages, bi making each region know the other better contribute in any es sential degree to dispel the lowerkic clouds that now threaten the peace of both, am! to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal love. The Southern Literary Messenger lias now been in existence four years --the pre sent No commenting the fifth volume. How far it has acted out the ideas here lit tered, is not for the Editor to say ; lie be lieves, however, that it falls not further short of them, than human weakness usually makes Practice fall short of Theory. CONDITIONS. 1. The Southern Literary Messenger is published in monthly numbers, of 64 large supe royal octavo pages each, on the best of paper, am: neatly covered, at $5 a year— payable in advance. 2. Or five new subscribers, by sending thei. names and S2O at one time to the edi tor, will receive their copies for one vear, for that sum. >, at §4 for each. 3. The risk of loss of payments for sub scriptions, which have been properly com mitted to tli mail, or to the hands of a post master, is assumed by the editor 4. If a subscription is not directed to be discontinued before the first number of the next volume hss b-'en published, it will be taken as a continuance for another year. Subscriptions laiH commence with the be ginning of th'* volume, and wdl not be ta ken for less than a year's publication. 5. The mutual obligations of the publish er and subscriber, for the year, are fully in curred as soon as the first number of the volume is i«eu«ul: anil after that time, no discontinuance of a subscription will be permitted. Nor will a subscription be dis continued for any earlier notice, while any thing thereon remains due, unless at the option of the Editor. DISSOLUTION. i ‘TIHB firm of Rood Sc Seymour is this I day dissolved by mutual consent, the business will be settled by cither of the late (firm. A. P. ROOD, j C. B. SEYMOUR. I-antpkin. Jan. 16, 183?. 41 pi: ftPECTrs TO TUT. FOURTH VOLUME OF THE PHIIAJtLPiiIA .MlfcH, Containing Fashion Platts, Illus trated . i elides, THE CHEAPEST PERIODICAL IN THE WORLD. jN commencing a ne.v volume, the pub . lislier would take oco.sion to observe, that not only will the same exertions be con tmued, which have secured tu his subscrip tiou list an unexampled increase, but his claims upon the public favor w ill be eiiLfm e-d by every means which unceasing en deavor, enlarged facilities, and liberal ex penditure can command. The subjoined is a brief plan of the work : Its OrkhnAL.l’APF.RsVill be so varied as to form a combination of the useful with the entertaining and a; reeable, 'i l:e h e will embrace the departments of useful sci ence, essays, tales, and poetry which may deserve the name. It is the publishers design to make the Visiter agreeable to the old and the young —to the sedate and the gay—to mingle the valuable with the amusing—and to pursue the tenor of his way with the entertainment ot good feelings toward all parties. TERMS.—The Visiter is published ev ery other Saturday, on fine white paper, each iiumhei will contain 24 large super royal octavo pages, enveloped in a fine prin ted cover, forming at the end of the year a volume of nearly (500 pages, at the very low price of *1 25 cents per annum In ad vance, or 6j cents per number payable on delivery. Post Masters, and others who will prn enre onr subscribers and enclose Five Dol lars to the proprietor shall receive the sth copy gratis. AH orders addressed to the publisher. 49 Che nut Street, post paid, will receive iin mediate o'tendon. Editors, by copying this prospectus and ndnp a pai>er of the same to the office. ; all ree***ve tlo Vj«itpr so» one vear o >; w si ‘sr , From t’>e l.ouisrilte Journal, LINES FOR AN ALBUM. •’Tin a time For memory and lor tears.’— Prentice. Hew sweet are the secret tl ouglitsof years Which dwell in the heart embalmed by tears’ Deep hid from the Ken of mortal eye Secure from all vulgar scrutiny, Like diamonds, the miser guards from light, We hoard them safe with a deep delight. And deem ourselves richer, as o'er and o’er We count the gems of our treasured store. There are thoughts that bring the hours long past Os our school boy days too dear to last; The sun bright ho; es of our early love, When our dreams arc pure as skit » abote ; Or the sterner pulse of niacin oil s pride Which nerved the heart iu its gushing tide. And made ns gaze on this earth of ours Asa mazy way of fruits and downs. There are thoughts when heart and soul unite Dear as the Mariner’s star at night, When the tempest howls on an angry sea And its beams shed hope, Lanquility, We rest secure, tho'tlie storm rage high And flip firm in heart all ills defy ; For thought, iu its airy, nameless power, S'ill cheers hfe’s deepest darkest hour. There arc thoughts that memory fond will trace, Nor time nor change can e’er efface— Where the past and pres* nt tiling led seem In one bright, glorious, blessed beam. The chill of old ag - may yield ns blight, And cankered care shed a sickly light. Vet sweet are the hidden thoughts of years Which dwell in the heait, embalmed bv trars. J. G. I) M 1 Cj r.AM :■ From tht Xetc York Mirror. Tilt* r!i« oo BY THEODORE S. FAY. CHAPTER 1. One of the best hearts on earth rest inthe bosom of Mr. Robert Roseberg. He was ihsinterestednes* itself. Mature, which had inspired every other unman b< •ing, more or less. With the selfish principle, had launched him into the career of life absolutely without it. He was n very clever man—well-inform ed, well-educated, and well-bred, of a hand some person, prepossessing face, and agree able manners. Rich, accomplished, and of a respectable family, ne seemed endowed with every thing that man could wish. He danced. You should h ive seen him dance. He waltzed. A zephyr was a minor con sideration. He sang. I' was ravishing to hear him sing. He played the guitar.— People smiled, and declared he made it speak. Iu society he was delightful. He had all the minute elegances so graceful in a drawing-room He could talk an hour about nothing with the most stupid set of folks ; and one or two tall, interesting girls, with very red lips, and soft eyes, were whis pered to li-ve been somewhat over earnestly pleaded with his channing ways. There are people who shine in drawing-rooms, who don’t shiue anywhere else. There are people who shin# in other pl aces, grho] arc blockheads the moment they put their fret upon a carpet, or sit by a lady nr> a sofa. Mr. Robert Roseberg was not a member of either of these classes. IBs success in fashionable life in no way interfered with his triumphs out of doors. Th v who thought him a puppy, merely because he plvnsed the ladies, found themselves yet more eclipsed in other respects. He wrote firmly and well —reviewed new works ad mirably---attacked or defrndnd public measures with peculiar power. He had en larged views of life, high sentiments of honour, a keen observation of what was going on in the world, a ready wp, uncom mon eloquence- he spoke hglf a dozen | httguages as fluently as he did fc;a naotber- asi <l tongue; and one § day, a lady ia his company having suffered an insult lroui a person who had the reputation ot being a .tormidablo bully-—a pistol-sliooter by profession; aa avowed and uulaihug snuffer of candies; he, Mr. Reseberg, with the utmost coolness, compelled the snuffer ot candles to sign a written apology almost on his knees. Ia short, 1 defy the reader to mention arty quality, within the requisites of a perfect gentleman, which did not form a constituent part of the character of AJj. Robert Rose berg. He was a sort of admirably CmchUm. There was one thing about Roseberg which neutralized all Ins perfections, rendered his friend' careless, and his enemies contempt ous. If was a long time before i suspected it. i knew him lor years before it broke upon me. He was too - . But the reader will see for himself. Oue afternoon 1 cined with p>y friend K-—. K—is a good fellow, aud givesexcel lent dinners. After the cloib was removed, tire conversation turned on our abseut ac quaintauees. r lliey were all canvassed; 15—, and H—, and L—, and D-—. They were all brought up, aud measured, and weighed. Their virtues suggested, discus sed, and often sadly shorn of their beavers. Their faults taken up one.by oi.e and receiv ed with ratified smiles aud smart comments. • V—- is a tine lellovv,’ said one. ‘Capital ’ said another. ‘Highminded,’ continued a third. •Generous,’ added a fourth. ‘But then his conceit is intolerable ’ •Fact,’ cried all the voiced while the servant tilled their ehainpaigne glasses. "There’s no conceit in D—. None,” said • ne, ‘Not the least,’ rejoined another. •But he never pays his debts,’ interrup ted four ot five at once. A half a dozen were thus brought forward, in all ot whom was found some obvious, dis tinct fmlt. At length Koscberg was men tioned. •One of the best fellows iu the world,’ cried one. ‘Excellent,’ said another. Generous as day,” rejoined a think •Clever man,’ said a forth, arching his brow, iitnl look ing tliroii'Ji his wine with one eve 'Roseberg is a gentleman nevond a do bu’ "But Roseberg,” said K—, drawing up his mouth, as one trying to express some thing vaguely derogatorv and disagreeable, for which he could not easily find a name--* "Roseberg is -I allow he is tdever— and hoi curable -and all that- but Roseberg ! 1 don’t know. He is too—too— too—” "Yes,” said five voices, with one accord. “So he is; he is too— too—-” ••Ex ietiy ” replied K-—. ‘By the way,” remarked G -, "I expec ted to see Rusebert; Imre 10-day. 1 under st( o 1 Ijh «v»k tntfi ne will* us.*’ "5 es,” said K. ”1 did intend to ask him. But; somehow or other, 1 conclu ded- ” "Yes,” S3id (k "Unquestionably, - ’ remarked Q. It was thus with Roseber . i found h» did t ot anywhere hold the rank to which he was in all respects entitled Hist leuts did not receive their due homage. His clever ness was acknowledged, hut at the same time sneered at. People rubbed their chins when they spoke of him, and puckered up their mouths. With all his merits he was uni versally considered no great things. J, who re illy knew him, knew better. I knew him lf *r a uperioui, and in every point, remar kable person. I knew that he had abilities of the first order—that he could, if he chose, succeed in whatever he under took : that his literary productions were read with avidity in England ; and that, un til people came into personal contact with him, they were disposed to c< risidor ' i r distinguished man. But wh n his c,s t admirers were five minutes in ‘.is eonq a • they change and their estimate ot him. fj fell n tl.eir respect. They secretl. wondered ho a they could have been mistaken. I belt v" if Roseberg could have cotteral e I himself in a cave and sent out alone the offspring his mind, he w„ u |,j bppn Acknowledged one of the ornaments of the • ■ountrv : but as it was he was nothing He vva« totally without moral influence in the society in which he lived. No one asked his opinion, or wanted to know it. He was not invited my where except from a sort of ' om l j assion. I believe there were some people who did not kick him , only because toey did not like to hurt him. No one thought of iffering him any civility, or of doing him any favour. When he left a card upon anv one, it was a great chance if they returned the visit; at all events thev were rarelv in a hurry to do so He was always put last on crery oc casion. At a hotel the landlord, as if by instinct, gave him a garret room. Servants forgot to wait ou him at a party, and if any body trod on his toe by accident, and turned round in the greatest distress to apologize, they checked themselves when they saw it was Roseberg, and instead of "My denrsir, a thousand pardons!” said only, "R»>set>er<?, it’s you ? ’ Os all my acquaintances, there was nor one suneriour, (if equal,) in character, mind, courage and virtue to Roseberg, and vet there was not one vv ho was uot more respec ted; more invited y more not ced ; and more beloved. It would certainly be going too far. to sav that he was haled. lie was not- But he was literally despised. 1 determined to penetrate this secret, and to watch Rose berg’s life and actions. I did so. It was long before success blessed my endeavours. At length I found it out. It has been a lesson to me. It may be one also to the reader. It w ill show him the consequences of being too ; but I must tell my story regularly. CIIAPTF.R 11. I had borrowed a book of Roseberg. A bom two months afterward 1 louud it lying under my table, rearly spoiled. Ashamed of my negligence, 1 t- ok it myself to hia house My triend was engaged, as I enter ed, writing a letter. He no sooner saw me, than he rose i. the kindest manner t» re ceive me at the door, and extending his .hand, with bbwh of embarrassment; “My dear air,’* said bo, ‘‘l am delighted to seo yod. Pray sit down." Aud he handed m* a chair. ‘•Good morning,” said I. i ‘‘How hav*> you been ?” askedhe. “Ytflfr 140 pet took, very w*B \mm yoo the